Deliver Finance Group and Statutory Reporting support to the business(es) and countries assigned to the role.

Support of timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial close processes in accordance with the Group Reporting Manual and any other relevant standards and provide support for any other relevant reporting requirements such as Balance Sheet Integrity, Intercompany Practice, group/external audit, segment reporting.

The Financial Accountant shall deliver finance and accounting support to the business(es) and legal entities assigned to the role

The Financial Accountant will work on businesses and processes with a relatively high degree of complexity. They will be required to work closely with the Business / Country teams supported to ensure effective delivery.

The Financial Accountant will work closely with Business / Country teams supported to ensure effective delivery, to resolve issues and put in place process improvements.

Provide back up support based on back up matrix.

Key accountabilities

Adhering with the tasks outlined in the QMS Systems of GBS Europe

Carry out the quarter end / month end close processes in a timely and accurate manner for businesses and processes with a relatively high degree of complexity. Resolution of issues and queries may require reference to Group Reporting Manuals and / or working closely with the Business / Country teams and the BPO

Be familiar with the control environment and the CETs relevant for their responsibility area, flag any control risks or gaps in a timely manner to the Lead Accountant and ODM

The Financial Accountant will work with the Senior Financial Accountant /ODM, Business / Country teams and BPO to understand the priorities and work to deliver against these as required.

The Financial Accountant will look for opportunities to improve their own processes to create efficiencies and control improvements within their own area of work.

Carrying out balance sheet reconciliation work for businesses / countries supported, review reconciliations performed by the BPO - query resolution will typically be handled independently based upon previous experience.

Support intercompany processes where relevant.

Support the Stats and Tax processes where required working with the Stats and Tax lead accountants to understand the priorities and deliver against these.

Work with the Business / Country teams and the BPO to ensure mutual understanding of all accounting entries and follow up on queries

Support and review the BPO teams in the areas assigned to the Financial Accountant.

Resolve queries and issues as they arise with reference to relevant resources such as the Group Reporting Manual, working with the Business / Country teams or other support from within the GBS.

Essential Education

Relevant degree in Finance/Accounting or similar

Essential experience and job requirements

3 to 4 year experience in related Finance area

Good proven analytical and system thinking skills and financial knowledge

Fluency in English

Other Requirements (e.g. Travel, Location) N/A

Desirable criteria & qualifications

Language and interpersonal skills with particular focus on client responsiveness

Good level of analytical skills, numeracy and good financial understanding

Customer- and service-oriented thinking,

Readiness for action and ability to work under pressure,

Self confident appearance in relations to the internal contacts

Strong communication and cooperation skills

Assertiveness

Relocation available No

Travel required Negligible travel

Is this a part time position? No

About BP Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of 80,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 80 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

The Finance Function fulfils three key activities: to report financial and operational results, both internally and externally, with independence and integrity; to support business performance management and planning processes by using consistent data collection and reporting processes; and to integrate financial and commercial processes to enable end to end optimization. Finance also supports the development of annual and long term plans, strategies and performance management processes as well as provides economic analysis and Group Investment Assurance and Approval Process (GIAAP) support for business opportunities, investments and other specific projects as needed.